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Twyg is going to market

For ten weeks every Wednesday evening, Twyg will be at the Oranjezicht Night Market for their Wednesday Night Market in Granger Bay, Cape Town. Explore a curated selection of local and sustainable fashion brands that prioritise ethical production, quality, and...

September 26, 2023

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Remind me, what does slow fashion mean?

Slow fashion is not just about countering the speed of an inherently unsustainable fast fashion system. It is also an acknowledgement of the multiplicity of fashion ways needed to build a better fashion system. Slow fashion is a mindset. Kate...

September 15, 2023

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Fashion’s youth usher in a new era of care and community

For Youth Day, Twyg fashion director Tandekile Mkize created NU ERA a fashion editorial to celebrate a new era of care and community. We spoke to the designers who are featured in the shoot to find out how they are...

June 15, 2023

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Twyg heads to Decorex Cape Town in slow fashion style

As our understanding of sustainability and social responsibility grows, so do we increasingly recognise that design needs to adapt and innovate to meet these challenges. Fashion is not exempt from this. During its three decades of existence, Decorex has become...

June 7, 2023

Textile artist Jana Visser weaves spaces of reflection for Loewe Foundation Craft Prize

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Textile artist Jana Visser weaves spaces of reflection for Loewe Foundation Craft Prize

The slow, considered process of craft is what Jana Visser loves most about creating textile art. The 2023 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize finalist says that the intricate, time- and labour-intensive process is a means to discovery and reflection. The creative...

May 10, 2023

7 South Africans each write a love letter to clothing for #FashionRevolution

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7 South Africans each write a love letter to clothing for #FashionRevolution

An important part of slow fashion is cultivating deeper connections with our clothing. The fast fashion system has convinced us that fashion is purely transactional and clothing is inherently disposable. To heal this system, and create a fair fashion future,...

April 30, 2023

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A beginners guide to mending resources

By mending and repairing your clothing, you are making sure that you can wear it for longer, which means you are slowing down how much you consume and making sure that less goes to waste. There are two common types...

April 28, 2023

South Africa’s oldest weaving guild to host ancient skills textile workshops

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South Africa’s oldest weaving guild to host ancient skills textile workshops

Amidst our culture of consumerism and fast fashion, the legacy and understanding of how things are made have become obscured by complex, modern and globalised supply chains. This means that we tend not to care about our clothes as much...

April 17, 2023

13 Size-inclusive slow fashion brands leading change in the South African industry

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13 Size-inclusive slow fashion brands leading change in the South African industry

As we collectively forge a new future for fashion, we need to ensure that the slow fashion movement is inclusive and accessible. For plus-sized people, the opportunities to engage with sustainable fashion have been limited. Historically, the fashion system has...

April 3, 2023

16 Ways to put slow fashion into practice

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16 Ways to put slow fashion into practice

February 7, 2023

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9 Ways to spot slow fashion brands

Fast fashion brands create clothing that is cheaply and rapidly made in large quantities. This clothing copies styles worn on runways, by celebrities, on social media, and created by independent designers. These brands release styles weekly – or daily –...

February 7, 2023

Loveland knitwear embodies care in action

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Loveland knitwear embodies care in action

What do we need to heal fashion? Designer and environmentalist, Tarryn Tippens, thinks what we need is more love, empathy, and community care – for our clothing, for each other, for the people in the fashion supply chain, and for...

January 30, 2023

6 Ways to Create a Wardrobe of Sustainable Fashion

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6 Ways to Create a Wardrobe of Sustainable Fashion

The environmental impact of fashion waste is overwhelming. Every second, the equivalent of a rubbish truck load of clothes is burnt or buried in landfill. And as the majority of garments are made from oil-based materials like polyester – 22.67 billion...

January 3, 2023

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Repair what you wear

We know the devastation that comes when a piece of clothing you’ve loved is damaged. While this might mean the end of the items’ life, it doesn’t have to be. By mending it, you can instead give it another life....

December 30, 2022

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How to shop, buy and wear to last

Here’s a quick thought experience. In your closet, what is the item you’ve had the longest? No cheating with wedding dresses or sentimental baby clothes – it needs to be an item you can or do still wear. I have...

December 19, 2022

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Twyg is going to market

Remind me, what does slow fashion mean?

Fashion’s youth usher in a new era of care and community

Twyg heads to Decorex Cape Town in slow fashion style

Textile artist Jana Visser weaves spaces of reflection for Loewe Foundation Craft Prize

7 South Africans each write a love letter to clothing for #FashionRevolution

A beginners guide to mending resources

South Africa’s oldest weaving guild to host ancient skills textile workshops

13 Size-inclusive slow fashion brands leading change in the South African industry

16 Ways to put slow fashion into practice

9 Ways to spot slow fashion brands

Loveland knitwear embodies care in action

6 Ways to Create a Wardrobe of Sustainable Fashion

Repair what you wear

How to shop, buy and wear to last

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